Vacuum Ultraviolet-Ultraviolet, X-Ray, and Near-Infrared Excited Luminescence Properties of SrR2O4:RE3+(R = Y and Gd; RE = Tb, Eu, Yb, Tm, Er, and Ho)

Rare earth ions (Tb3+, Eu3+, Yb3+, Tm3+, Er3+, and Ho3+)-doped SrR2O4 (R similar to=similar to Y and Gd) were prepared by solid-state reaction, and their optical properties were investigated. Upon VUVUV excitation, the SrY1.99O4:0.01Tb3+ exhibits a typical green emission of Tb3+ with the dominant peak located at 543 similar to nm. In the excitation spectrum of SrY1.99O4:0.01Tb3+ monitored at 543 similar to nm, the fd transition of Tb3+ is observed and identified to lie in the much lower energy region compared with many other Tb3+-doped phosphors, which can be interpreted by a strong crystal field in SrY2O4 structure. Upon X-ray excitation, SrY1.99O4:0.01Eu3+ displays an intense red fluorescence, whose strongest emission peak is situated at 611 similar to nm, ascribed to 5D07F2 transition of Eu3+. Under 980 similar to nm laser excitation, blue, green, and yellow emissions have been achieved in Yb3+Tm3+, Yb3+Er3+, and Yb3+Ho3+ co-doped SrGd2O4, respectively. An obvious intensity ratio enhancement of green emission to red one of Er3+ was observed in Yb3+Tm3+Er3+ tridoped SrGd2O4 relative to Yb3+Er3+ co-doped samples, and the possible reason has been elucidated by a cross-relaxation process between Tm3+ and Er3+. Laser power dependence of the up-converted emissions and the energy level diagrams were studied to understand the upconversion mechanisms.